Multi-disciplinary design team and principal designer for the refurbishment of the London Embassy

II.1.2)Main CPV code

71240000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Procurement of multi-disciplinary design team and principal designer for the refurbishment of the London Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

A full description of the scope of services is included in Section 8 of the ITT which accompanies this Contract Notice.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

71312000

71311000

71321000

71220000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKI33

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Procurement of multi-disciplinary design team and principal designer for the refurbishment of the London Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

A full description of the scope of services is included in Section 8 of the ITT which accompanies this Contract Notice.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 24

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 15/02/2018

Local time: 15:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 15/02/2018

Local time: 15:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

The procurement of the multi-disciplinary design team and principal designer is procured by the London Embassy in accordance with the Procurement Law of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan which requires that Afghan Government entities which are located outside of Afghanistan must conduct procurements in accordance with the rules and regulations of the host country. Therefore, the Services are being procured by the London Embassy in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("Regulations"). From an EU perspective, this meant that the London Embassy applied the provisions of the Regulations on a voluntary basis to the Procurement Process.

Economic operators participate in the Procurement Process entirely at their own risk and the London Embassy does not accept any liability in respect of costs incurred in relation to this Procurement Process.

The London Embassy shall not evaluate any Tenders received past the specified deadline, compliance with which is the sole responsibility of interested parties. Economic operators which alter their composition after submitting a Tender will be the subject of a re-evaluation. The London Embassy reserves the right not to award any contract as a result of the Procurement Process initiated by this contract notice and to make whatever changes the London Embassy deems appropriate to the content, process, timing and structure of this Procurement Process. The London Embassy reserves the right to terminate this Procurement Process at any time.

It is anticipated that the successful tenderer will be announced in March 2018. Under section II.2.7 of this notice, the duration of the contract is estimated to be 2 years. The duration included in this Contract Notice is an estimate only.

The lump sum price to be provided by the Bidders is for the provision of services for the entire duration of the project, and no additional costs will be claimable under the contract purely by reason of the duration of the project being extended beyond that estimate.

Should Bidders wish to visit the London Embassy this should be requested by sending an email to:

Visits are only available on 30 January and 31 January 2018 and must be requested by 17.00 hours GMT on 26 January 2018. A maximum of 5 persons per Bidder will be allowed to visit the London Embassy and full identification details must be provided in advance of the visit. There will be no possibility of repeat visits by Bidders, therefore, all members of the Bidder's team must attend at the allocated date and time. The London Embassy reserves the right to remove the possibility of visits for any reason and at any stage of the Procurement Process. Please note that emails should only be sent in respect of visits to the London Embassy and all other clarifications must be sent through the Question and Answer facility on www.mytenders.co.uk.

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